Limitations:

Diving Speeds: 26,000 Lbs. or less, 425 mph. IAS.
		   32,000 Lbs. or less, 400 mph. IAS
		   35,500 Lbs. or less, 360 mph. IAS

Level  Flight: No speed restriction.

Flaps Down: ............... 208 mph. IAS

Wheels Down: .............. 160 mph IAS.

Takeoff manifold Pressure:  52"

Takeoff RPM ............... 2700

Minimum RPM in flight...... 1200

Maximum power, ............ 52" MP and 1700 RPM, For takeoff only.

Rated Power ............... 42" MP and 2400 RPM. 5 min only.

Continuous Cruising Power.. 33" MP and  2100 RPM  (66% power)

For engine operational limitations and power 
setting charts consult operational information A26 
Pilots operating manual.

Checklists: Note, these have been abbreviated for use in FS only

Preflight:

Check the aircraft loading  to ensure it is appropriate 
for the mission and will not result in an unusual CG configuration. 

Fuel, plus reserves need to be checked and adequate for 
the mission and weather. 
 
Walk around items in FS  are somewhat limited, 
but it is useful to check the exterior of the 
aircraft controls for position  and movement  ie. Flaps up,  
flight control surfaces neutral and have correct freedom of 
movement with your flight controllers. Observe that the aileron 
and elevator trim tabs are in the faired neutral, position.

From a COLD AIRCRAFT:

Before Start:  ...Insure boarding ladder is pulled Up
.................... Hatch Closed and Locked
.................... All electrical switches OFF
.................... Flap Handel Neutral
.................... Mixture Controls Idle Cutoff
.................... Prop Controls Full Increase
.................... Throttles 1/4  Open.
.................... Landing Gear Lever Down
.................... Parking Brake On
.................... Bombay Door Control Neutral
.................... Battery On
.................... Cowl Flaps Open

Engine Start .....Start Right Engine first
.................... Master ignition ON
.................... Right Booster Pump ON
.................... Prime Right engine 3 sec.
.................... Energize Right engine for approx. 10 sec. (spins  starter flywheel)
.................... Engage Right Engine (clutch engages flywheel to turn engine)
.................... Magneto Switch Both
.................... Mixture Auto Rich when engine fires.
.................... Right Boost Pump OFF, left Boost on low.

Repeat for left Engine.

Engine Runup

.................... Check engines, one at a time
.................... Throttle to RPM 1700
.................... Move prop controls full aft and forward, return full increase, lock.
.................... Check magnetos, both, left, right, return to both. 
                        IRL drop will be experienced on single mag.
.................... Observe all instrument readings normal.

.................... Check trim tab position
.................... Fuel, fullest tanks
.................... Flaps, Minimum 15 deg.
.................... Mixture Auto Rich
.................... Prop Controls Full Increase
.................... Boost pumps High
.................... Batteries and generators ON
.................... Flight instruments SET.

Before takeoff


.................... Trim Tabs, Ailerons, Rudder, and elevator, SET
.................... Fuel Selectors, Fullest Tanks
.................... Wing Flaps, SET As Needed, Min 15 deg.
.................... Mixture Controls, Auto Rich.
.................... Prop Controls, Inc RPM.
.................... Booster Pumps, High Boost.
.................... Engine Instruments, Normal.
.................... Flight Instruments and Vacuum pressure,  Set and Normal.
.................... Batteries and Generators ON.

Takeoff

Advance the throttles smoothly to 52" MP and use rudder 
to maintain directional control. For a typical heavy 
weight takeoff with flaps at 22 deg, at about 125-135 
mph,  a  long but gentle pull on the yoke will be necessary 
to smoothly fly the plane off in a fairly level attitude. 
Retract the gear and most of the initial backpressure on 
the control will go away and only minor trimming for initial 
climb should be necessary.  Single engine control speed is 
135 mph, above this retract the flaps and set Rated climb 
power of  42" and 2400 RPM. Clean, climb at 170 mph IAS.

Climb and Cruise:

The proper way to level off the aircraft for cruise is 
to climb slightly above the desired altitude and accelerate 
in a gentle descent to cruise. Maximum Cruise Power is 33" 
Mp and 2100 RPM.  At 10,000' this should give you about 
255 mph IAS and 150 GPH fuel burn.  In the real aircraft, 
Auto Lean is used for normal cruise.

Landing

Observe Flap and gear speeds. Landing gear max 160 mph.
Prior to final:..........Gear Down.
...........................Flaps Landing Configuration 
...........................Fuel Selectors Fullest Tanks.
...........................Mixture Auto Rich.
...........................Props Full Increase
...........................Brake Pressure Check.
...........................Crew Notified.
........................ ..Cowl flaps Closed


Approach Speed 110-125 mph flaps and gear down. 
Land in a fairly level attitude and do not cut 
the throttles till the mains are on the ground. 
Brake sparingly, field conditions permitting.

After Landing

...........................Flaps Up
...........................Cowl Flaps Full Open

Parking, Shutdown


...........................Chocks in Place
...........................Mixture Idle Cutoff
...........................Boost Pumps OFF
...........................Fuel Selectors OFF
...........................Magneto Master OFF
...........................Generators OFF
...........................Radio Master OFF
...........................Batteries switches OFF
...........................Aircraft Log Entries Complete.